US-China Relations

‘Even with all this brutality, even with all the billions of dollars, the CCP hasn’t been able to’ change people’s beliefs, said China expert Sarah Cook.

‘If the money were truly intended for Taiwan, Congress could directly appropriate it as such,’ said Rep. Harriet Hageman.

President Biden signed a bill requiring the sale of TikTok by Jan. 19, 2025.

Talks with the Chinese sides were ‘candid’ and ‘constructive,’ Mr. Blinken said at a press conference as he wrapped up his visit on April 26.

Less than three months after the appeal, on July 20, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party launched the brutal persecution of Falun Gong adherents across China.

‘It’s no secret Communist China is eyeing an invasion of Taiwan, and [Chinese leader] Xi is watching the United States closely,’ said Rep. Bob Latta.

Blinken is on his second trip to China as secretary of state to tackle a series of contentious issues, including trade, human rights, and Russia’s Ukraine war.

‘Xi Jinping gave his henchmen the order to show no mercy,’ Rep. Chris Smith said.

About 10,000 people congregated in Beijing on a spring day in 1999, in one of the largest protests in China’s recent history—known as the April 25 appeal.

Outraged lawmakers are demanding answers about American tax dollars going to firms controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.

Blinken is in China for a three-day visit with a mission to press the regime to address a wide range of U.S. concerns.

‘The defendant’s crimes are serious. He weaponized the authoritarian nature of the PRC government in order to harass and threaten Miss Zoey,’ prosecutors said.

‘Absolutely insane that Hong Kong is now a place where a piece arguing *AGAINST* violence is somehow evidence of national security offences.’

‘We just got kicked out of our own university,’ said a student activist who protested Chinese ambassador Xie Feng’s speech in Harvard University on April 20.

The initial deadline for Chinese tech firm ByteDance to sell TikTok is Jan. 19, before the next presidential inauguration day.

Blinken is heading to Beijing for a 3-day visit to tackle a range of contentious issues, including Beijing’s aid to Russia.

Major international events often accompany the surge in gold price, repeatedly confirming the investment hedging rule ‘purchasing gold in troubled times.’

‘Cessation of Western investment—which is almost half a trillion dollars a year into China’s economy—could cripple that capability,’ Tory Bruno said.